Wui-Chiang Lee MD, PhD, MHS
Name: Wui-Chiang Lee MD, PhD, MHS
Email: [email protected]
Address: Deputy Superintendent Office, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section II, Shih-Pai Road, 11217 Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Education and Training:
- 2008 Certificate program of Executive Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
- 2005 Ph.D., Health Service and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
- 2002 Master of Health Science (MHS), Health Finance and Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, United States
- 1992 Doctor of Medicine (MD), National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Current Appointments:
- 2022~ Deputy Superintendent, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- 2007~ Gastroenterologist, Department of Internal Medicine, TVGH, Taiwan
- 2020~ Adjunct Professor, Institute of Hospital Administration, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taiwan
- 2021~ President, Taiwan Global Healthcare Association
Experiences:
- 2016~2022 Director, Department of Medical Affairs and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
- 2013~2020 Board, Taiwan Organ Registry and Sharing Center
- 2016~2020 Committee member, National Health Insurance Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
- 2013~2016 President, Asian Society for Quality in Health Care (ASQua)
- 2013~2017 Board and Chair of Education Committee, International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua, Ireland-based)
- 2013~2014 Director-General, Department of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
- 2011~2013 CEO, Joint Commission of Taiwan
- 2008~2011 Director, International Medical Service Center, TVGH
- 2010~2011 Director, Medical Quality Improvement Center, TVGH
Certification and Licensure:
- Board of Internal Medicine
- Board of Gastroenterology
- Board of Digestive Endoscopy
Biography:
Dr. Wui-Chiang Lee is Deputy Superintendent, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, one of the world-known academic medical centers in Taiwan. Not only a highly acclaimed gastroenterologist and quality expert in Taiwan, Dr. Lee always set on quality and patient safety on a global scale. Dr. Lee joined Johns Hopkins University and earned a PhD (2005) and MHS (2002) from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. He also joined the healthcare executive certificate program at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2008.
After coming back to Taiwan, he assumed top-ranked positions, such as CEO of the Joint Commission of Taiwan (2011~2013), and Director-General of the Department of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health and Welfare (2013~2014). Soon thereafter, Dr. Lee was appointed as President of the Asian Society for Quality in Health Care in 2013 and successfully led its four glory years. He has also served as an institutional board member and Chairman of Education Committee of International Society for Quality in Health Care from 2013 to 2017.
Taiwan is not only the "island of high technology" but also the "island of high quality health care." Dr. Lee has dedicated to digital transformation of Taiwan’s medical services since his term on the Joint Commission of Taiwan. He initiated the Smart Hospital Campaign in 2014. Health care organizations and collaborative information technology companies worked together to compete the national awards of "Smart Hospital." Currently, nearly all hospitals have widely embraced information technologies in their daily practices. Dr. Lee also has engaged in many digital transformation projects of Taipei Veterans General Hospital since 2017 and joined the government projects on a national level.
Dr. Lee received the Johns Hopkins University "2021 Distinguished Alumnus Award" for his outstanding performance in SARS and COVID-19 pandemic control and contribution to alma mater at the most difficult time of pandemic in 2020. He initiated smart flow control system for hospital’s patients and visitors. He also initiated the telemedicine outpatient services for patients with chronic illnesses, and integrated rehabilitation clinics for long-COVID patients.
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